Crap, sorry I’ll miss you. I’ll be in the Netherlands that weekend. Hopefully I’ll catch you in July.

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AR, I will be in town that weekend. TMG’s sister is visiting from London, however, and my availability is somewhat hostage to whatever the plans are related to that visit. There’s a decent chance that I could meetup at one or the other of the times you’ll be available. I hope I can make it.

AR, I will be in town that weekend. TMG’s sister is visiting from London, however, and my availability is somewhat hostage to whatever the plans are related to that visit. There’s a decent chance that I could meetup at one or the other of the times you’ll be available. I hope I can make it.

Edited: To fix spelling error.

Great! We should identify a venue for the 27th, at, say, 8 PM. I am open to anything, as long as there is booze involved.

I’m game, a friend of mine with great drinking skills will be available as well. The only question I have is about the DRays/Pale Hose game. Does this mean we should schedule for Sunday instead of Saturday’s game?

Also JV and BTS are considering coming down.

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I won’t be able to make it Sunday night. TMG’s parents are planning a day at Arlington Park and a barbecue back at their house, and we will stay overnight. We may get back to the city in time to meet for a beer before Monday’s game, but I can’t guarantee it at this point. I may have a better sense closer to the date.

I might actually be able to get this. Vinay just reintroduced to the lounge (meaning, reminded me it existed), and I live in Champaign now . . . must be some kind of strange destiny thing . . . I’m heading up there tomorrow, so I’ll get a decent idea of how far it is and whether or not I can make that drive 2 weekends in a row. But it is a holiday weekend . . .

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Great, so the question is where to meet. I will be staying someplace downtown (not sure where), and I’m sure convenient to the el, so anywhere reasonably close to an el stop works for me.

I call upon the locals to come up with an appropriate venue—feel free to meet up on your own before 8, by the way, but my plan is to eat with the family, get back to the hotel at 7 or 7:30, get the wife and son settled in, then head out.

Again, I am going to the game on Monday, and will probably be at Goose Island beforehand, if not afterward.

I look forward to seeing those I’ve met before, and meeting Charles and Joe!

We’ve done a few meetups at Jak’s Tap, near UIC. They have a great beer selection, ample TVs, and food. That’s one thought. Delilah’s has been a big hit due to the beer and whiskey angle. So that’s a thought. Jak’s is accessible via blue line and parking is feasible, more so than Delilah’s, which is in Lincoln Park.

*Shrugs*

I’m open to other ideas. Vince took me to a cool place off of Grand a while ago. Cute Eastern European waitresses, mega-TVs. I’m easy, like a Sunday morning.

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It doesn’t look as if there are any more suggestions, Scotto. Why don’t you Al Haig it and take charge. Just give us a time and an address. As long as it’s got beer and Sunday Night Baseball, you can’t go wrong.

It doesn’t look as if there are any more suggestions, Scotto. Why don’t you Al Haig it and take charge. Just give us a time and an address. As long as it’s got beer and Sunday Night Baseball, you can’t go wrong.

I’ve sent an email out about it, but I think Jak’s is a fine location. dJf, your offer is kind but there is the parking issue. Just tell me where you all will be.

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Guys, slight change in plans. The weather has altered my daughter’s softabll tournament. Their last game might be at 4:30 PM in Steamwood. If that’s the case, I won’t make it to Jak’s until close to 8:00. Feel free to start the festivities without me.

A splendid time was had at the Sunday night meetup, which featured Filliam, scotto, scott’s hometown buddy Ed, dJF and Shredder at Jak’s. After the more responsible folks headed home, dJF, Shredder and I continued the festivities at some other place (the name of which I can’t recall) and a couple of additional beers were consumed.